Christopher Chaney – the hacker who made many Internet users dreams come true by breaking into computers and posting photos of Scarlett Johansson nude and Mila Kunis nude online – has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Law enforcement officials confirm to TMZ that the 36-year pled guilty to 9 felony counts this spring – among them: identity theft and wiretapping – and was ordered to pay $76,000 today in court to such stars as Johansson and Christina Aguilera. Chaney was arrested in October 2011 and actually got off lucky with this sentencing. At the time of his booking, Chaney was accused of violating the privacy of over 50 individuals; he actually faced over 120 years in jail as a result.
Three Former NFL Players Busted By The Feds For Tax Fraud And Identity Theft When will these muhfuggas learn?? FBI agents faked out a couple of ex-NFL football players and a former local high school star by setting up a check-cashing store “front” in North Miami, where the players are accused of cashing dozens of fraudulently obtained tax-refund checks and seeking a loan — all totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars. The undercover operation, designed to block an alleged identity-theft and tax-refund scheme, sacked a pair of National Football League veterans and a Miami Jackson High graduate: • William Joseph, a University of Miami defensive tackle who was drafted in the first round by the New York Giants in 2003 and last played with the Oakland Raiders in 2010. • Michael Bennett, a University of Wisconsin running back who also was drafted in the first round by the Minnesota Vikings in 2001 and finished his career with the Raiders in 2011. • Louis Gachelin, a Miami Jackson High and Syracuse University defensive lineman who signed as a free agent with the New England Patriots in 2004. Gachelin never made the final roster. Authorities say the latest tax-related fraud case, while unique because of the ex-NFL defendants, is yet another example of the escalating number of reported identity-theft crimes in South Florida and nationwide. FBI agents arrested the three former players — Joseph, 32, of Miramar, Gachelin, 31, of Miramar, and Bennett, 33, of Tampa — on Monday. The defendants were granted bonds Tuesday by U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert Dube. Arraignments are set for May 15. Their lawyers declined to comment. As part of the investigation, the FBI also arrested five other defendants Monday. Joseph, Gachelin and those five defendants were charged with cashing a total of about $500,000 in fraudulently obtained tax-refund checks, forging signatures on the checks and unlawfully using identification documents such as a driver’s license. As part of the sting, the FBI charged 35 percent to 45 percent in fees to cash their checks with the bureau’s own funds. Bennett, charged with wire fraud, tried to obtain a $200,000 loan on April 18 from the check-cashing store front, using a UBS financial statement falsely showing that he had $9 million in collateral for the loan, according to a criminal complaint. Ironically, it was Bennett’s former Raiders’ teammate, Joseph, who introduced him to the undercover store in North Miami. Joseph himself was tripped up by another defendant, Lanny Fried, 34, of Miami Lakes, who got caught trying to cash checks at the store front and then began cooperating with agents to target the former NFL player. U.S. Attorney Wifredo Ferrer said identity theft is “America’s fastest-growing crime,” claiming countless legitimate consumers and taxpayers as victims. “Organized criminals are stealing $5 billion and more by fraudulently claiming tax refunds,” said John V. Gillies, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Miami office. Gillies took a slight jab at the Internal Revenue Service, which has been pressured by Congress to speed up electronic refunds but has not installed ample software protections against ID theft and fraud. “Without proper safeguards, identity theft tax fraud has become a growing epidemic,” Gillies said. SMH. Source More On Bossip! Yeah, We Said It: 10 Reasons Evelyn’s “Slap Happy Lackey” Nia Is The Epitome Of A Bum Beyotch All Natural, No Additives Pt. 1: The Most Beautiful Women That Haven’t Gotten Any Plastic Surgery On Anything! Baller Cribs: Take A Peek Inside Cam Newton’s $1.6M Condo In Charlotte [Photos] Poor Thang: Serena “Bangin Bawdy” Williams Says She’s Given Up On Dating…”It Just Hasn’t Worked Out Well For Me”
It was so worth it, right Christopher Chaney? The 35-year-old Florida man, who admitted to hacking email accounts belonging to Scarlett Johansson, Mila Kunis and Christina Aguilera (among others), is due to plead guilty in federal court Monday to nine felony offenses. He’ll receive a lighter sentence in exchange. Christopher Chaney was facing more than 100 years in prison for identity theft, unauthorized computer access and wiretapping that affected roughly 50 victims. He is said to have hacked into the accounts and attached a bug that allowed him to receive a copy of every email sent by the unaware user. Not shady at all. He would then shop some the goods, such as the Scarlett Johansson nude photos , to celebrity websites. Fortunately, the FBI eventually tracked him down. Johansson, for her part, kept a sense of humor about the whole thing, telling Vanity Fair , “I know my best angles.” Does she have any not-best angles? Chaney, who is free on bail, albeit wearing an ankle monitor and prohibited from using computers, still will likely face prison time despite the plea deal.
Stratfor, the intelligence site hacked by persons who self-associate as AntiSec and members of Anonymous, has just issued this notice to its members, offering them a year of identity theft protection services from a company named CSID. The text is below: [More…] Dear readers, As you may have heard, an unauthorized party illegally obtained and disclosed personally identifiable information and related… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : TalkLeft Discovery Date : 28/12/2011 21:59 Number of articles : 2
All that Hermes stylin’ high fashion rap isht Foxy Brown was poppin’ in her lyrics just got her bro Gavin a couple years behind bars. Or rather, his identity thievin’ just got him a couple years. Gavin Marchand was sentenced Wednesday to two and a half to five years in prison. He pleaded guilty last month to identity theft after using forged credit cards for a luxury shopping spree and a night of fun at the club. According to police, in August 2010 Marchand charged 8 racks ($8,000 for the slow folks) at an Hermes store. Prosecutors say the credit cards he used were fake, however the account numbers on them were not — they belonged to others. His plea also covered charges for thousands he allegedly spent at an NYC nightclub. Aw poor Gavin, he just couldn’t live without his lavish lifestyle… and now he’s gotta rely on his sister to put money on his books just so he doesn’t have to eat the mystery meatloaf in the hoosegow.
A daughter of slain civil rights leader Malcolm X has been extradited to New York City to face charges of identity theft and grand larceny. Malikah Shabazz was held on $100,000 bail after a court appearance Wednesday night in Queens. Shabazz waived extradition from North Carolina, where she was arrested last week on a warrant issued more than a year ago. She is accused of defrauding the widow of one of her father’s former bodyguards out of more than $55,000 in credit card bills. The 45-year-old Shabazz was arrested Feb. 18 after investigators went to her home in western North Carolina on an unrelated matter. That’s when authorities found out about the warrant. Her lawyer says his client denies the charges. Her case has been adjourned to March 15. Source
Filed under: Celebrity Justice , Chikezie Eze ” American Idol ” alum Chikezie Eze … who was charged with felony identity theft in connection with trying to allegedly buy two bottles of ridiculously expensive cologne with a phony credit card … just copped a plea. Chikezie pled no contest to… Read more
Filed under: Celebrity Justice Remember Chikezie from “American Idol?” Well, apparently a sales person at Neiman Marcus remembered him because the singer was busted last night for felony identity theft … law enforcement sources tell TMZ.Chikezie Eze was at Neiman Marcus in … Permalink
There’s a reason everyone at the DMV treats you like shit: You’re not paying them $7,000! For that nominal sum, customers at the Yonkers, N.Y., DMV—even Pakistanis on the no-fly list—could get licenses based on stolen identities. Prosecutors in New York unsealed a complaint yesterday accusing the awesomely named Wilch Dewalt—who goes by a number of aliases, including Sharrieff Sabazz Muhammad—of running a $1 million identity theft ring out of the Yonkers DMV . With the help of DMV staffers on his payroll, Dewalt secured real driver licenses in unsuspecting victims’ names for convicted pedophiles, drug dealers, and an undercover agent posing as a Pakistani man suspected of terrorist ties. According to the complaint ( the good parts of which you can read here ), Dewalt would assemble “packages” of fraudulent documents based on stolen identities—including birth certificates, W-2 forms, and Social Security cards—and then escort his customers to the DMV to apply for a license. Dewalt paid off two DMV workers to make sure ahead of time that licenses hadn’t already been issued to the names he’d stolen, to process the applications, and even to fill out the written driving tests ahead of time. Business was good: Dewalt was caught on wiretaps boasting about how close he was to cracking $1 million from selling his “packages” $7,000 at a time. Among Dewalt’s more than 200 customers were a sex offender and drug trafficker who had been featured on America’s Most Wanted just three weeks before he got his fake license in Yonkers. A team of agents from the the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Bureau, NYPD, New York DMV, and other agencies tracked Dewalt beginning in October 2009, using physical surveillance, wiretaps, and confidential informants. As they were closing in last month, just for kicks, they decided to see what he’d do if someone suspected of terrorist ties wanted to buy an “enhanced license” that would let him travel between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada without a passport. He would! An undercover agent posing as a Pakistani citizen who had been deported and put on the no-fly list because the U.S. government “thinks I’m some kind of terrorist or something,” and tried to buy an enhanced license and passport from Dewalt. The license? No problem. The passport? “We have to take it one step at a time.” When the undercover agent repeated to Dewalt that he was on the no-fly list, just to make sure that sank in, Dewalt replied: “We done talked about that.” Dewalt was a savvy businessman. He kept his product lines clean, and decided to focus on premium high-end identity thieving rather than get tangled up in a la carte pricing. When one customer tried to purchase just a license, without the attendant documentation to make it seem legitimate, he rebuffed them: “I don’t break up a package, man. I sell packages. That’s what I do.” Dewalt, his girlfirend, his two DMV contacts, and three associates have been charged with five counts of conspiracy, identity theft , and bribery. [Photo via Flickr by Michael Fajardo.]
